Chapel Street Exeter
9 addresses across 2 postcodes (EX1), about 130 m long, classed as a restricted local access road. USRN 14200147.
- Flood: 5 addresses on its postcodes are in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band B; Band D in Exeter costs £2,495 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Exeter Central, about 530 m (0.3 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Southernhay Green, is about 100 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 8.0 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.6 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: It is about 41 m above sea level.
- Noise: None of its addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Southernhay House Surgery, about 320 m away, with 10 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 130 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 32% of households owned their home and 50% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 477 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
No certificates found for addresses on this street.
Council tax
What each band costs in Exeter in 2026-27: Band D £2,495 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,664 | £1,941 | £2,218 | £2,495 | £3,050 | £3,604 | £4,159 | £4,991 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band B (37% of about 890 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Central, Southernhay and The Friars (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 5.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- 8,9 AND 9A, CATHEDRAL CLOSE, grade I
- THE LAW LIBRARY, grade I
- DEVON AND EXETER INSTITUTION, grade II*
- NOTARIES' HOUSE, grade II*
- 14, CATHEDRAL CLOSE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Royal Clarence Hotel, Cathedral Yard, Exeter, EX1 1HD: up to 23 homes, permissioned (180 m)
- Keble House, Southernhay Gardens, Exeter, EX1 1NT: up to 30 homes, permissioned (210 m)
- 228 High Street, Exeter, EX4 3LR: up to 8 homes, permissioned (220 m)
- 231 High Street, Exeter, EX4 3NE: up to 13 homes, permissioned (230 m)
- The former King Billy and 26-28 Longbrook Street, Exeter, EX4 6AE, permissioned (350 m)
- South Gate, Exeter: up to 81 homes (360 m)
- 1-6 North Street and 182, 184 and 186 Fore Street (1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th floors only), Exeter: up to 20 homes, permissioned (370 m)
- 7-11 North Street, St Davids, Exeter, EX4 3QS: up to 14 homes, permissioned (390 m)
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 2 addresses are in areas at high risk, 3 at medium risk and 7 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| EX1 1AJ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 2 / 0 | unlikely |
| EX1 1PR | not in 2 or 3 | 2 / 1 / 7 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's addresses are about 41 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EX1 1AJ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| EX1 1PR | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Exeter Central 3.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 530 m (0.3 miles) |
| St James Park (Exeter) 145,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | |
| Exeter St Thomas 329,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 20 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 62 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest High Street Exeter City Centre | 190 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Exeter City Centre | 440 m (0.3 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Topsham Ferry Landing | 6.1 km (3.8 miles) |
| Car parks | 9 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Princesshay Carpark | 210 m |
| EV charging points | 16 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Wenea | 530 m (0.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Exeter International Airport EXT | 8.1 km (5.1 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 76 km (47 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 10 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Southernhay House Surgery | 320 m |
| Pharmacies | 9 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Boots | 270 m |
| NHS dentists | 16 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Southernhay Dental Practice | 140 m |
| Hospital | Heavitree Hospital | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Police station | Exeter Volunteer Police Cadets | 720 m (0.4 miles) |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Cashpoint® 234 High Street Lloyds Bank | 200 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Southernhay Green 7,380 m² | 100 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Rougemont Gardens 3.7 ha | 300 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,370 m² | 410 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | Belmont Pleasure Ground 2.8 ha | 880 m (0.5 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,200 m² | 740 m (0.5 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 5 parks and gardens, 7.5 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is 13-24 Southernhay West, a listed building (Grade II*), 60 m south-east. 477 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 20 of them Grade I and 53 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| 13-24 Southernhay West | Listed building, Grade II* | 60 m south-east |
| 10, Cathedral Close | Listed building, Grade I | 70 m south-west |
| Notaries' House | Listed building, Grade II* | 80 m west |
| The Law Library | Listed building, Grade I | 80 m west |
| Law Library, Cathedral Yard | Scheduled monument | 80 m west |
| Bomb damaged remains of St Catherine's Almshouses and chapel and adjacent canon's house, 140m north of the Cathedral | Scheduled monument | 120 m north-west |
| Part of the Roman town of Exeter, beneath Cathedral Green | Scheduled monument | 190 m west |
| Northernhay and Rougemont Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 420 m (0.3 miles) north-west |
| St Bartholomew's Cemetery, Exeter | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 640 m (0.4 miles) west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Salmon Pool | Lake or reservoir | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) south-east |
| Grassway Wood | Wood | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north |
| Grassway Plantation | Wood | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north-west |
| Duck's Marsh | Wetland | 2 km (1.2 miles) south-east |
| Constitutional Hill | Hill | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) south-west |
| Fairy Dell | Valley | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.3 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 9 | 9 |
None of the street's 9 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic or railways.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Exeter: see them on the Exeter page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exeter Mathematics School | 16 plus | 16–19 | 310 m | No published inspection |
| St David's CofE Primary School Church of England | Primary | 5–11 | 690 m (0.4 miles) | No overall grade (Nov 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Newtown Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 700 m (0.4 miles) | Requires improvement (Sep 2021, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Sidwell's Church of England Primary School & Nursery | Primary | 3–11 | 700 m (0.4 miles) | Report card (Jan 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Strong standard; Achievement: Strong standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Strong standard; Early years: Strong standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| St Leonard's (CofE) Primary School Church of England | Primary | 5–11 | 840 m (0.5 miles) | No overall grade (Jan 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstanding |
| Exeter and North Devon Colleges Group | 16 plus | 16–99 | 940 m (0.6 miles) | No published inspection |
| St Thomas Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | Good (Feb 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Montgomery Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | No overall grade (Jan 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Ladysmith Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | Requires improvement (May 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Ladysmith Infant & Nursery School | Primary | 3–7 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | Requires improvement (Feb 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| West Exe Nursery School - Exeter Nursery Schools Federation | Nursery | 2–5 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
| St Gabriel's CofE Primary School Church of England | Primary | 2–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pop Kitchen Exeter EX1 1GJ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 10 m | 5 Very good | 23 May 2025 |
| Hanlees EX1 1GJ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 20 m | 5 Very good | 2 Apr 2025 |
| Leftfield EX1 1GJ | Retailers - other | 30 m | 5 Very good | 28 Jul 2020 |
| Eat On The Green EX1 1EZ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 80 m | 5 Very good | 22 Oct 2025 |
| Courtenay Room Cafe EX1 1EZ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 90 m | 5 Very good | 19 Jan 2026 |
| YO! Sushi EX1 1LL | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 90 m | 5 Very good | 8 Oct 2024 |
| Costa Coffee EX1 1LL | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 90 m | 5 Very good | 10 Jun 2026 |
| Wagamama EX1 1LL | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 90 m | 5 Very good | 21 May 2026 |
| Oliver Bonas EX1 1GE | Retailers - other | 110 m | Exempt | |
| BaxterStorey - Clockwise Exeter EX1 1TS | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 110 m | 5 Very good | 18 Jul 2024 |
| Chandos Delicatessen Ltd EX1 1GN | Retailers - other | 120 m | 5 Very good | 21 May 2026 |
| Coffee# 1 EX1 1GN | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 120 m | 5 Very good | 21 May 2026 |
| Drakes Coffee House EX1 1EU | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 130 m | 5 Very good | 21 May 2026 |
| Sabatini EX1 1EU | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 130 m | 5 Very good | 13 Feb 2025 |
| Southernhay House EX1 1NX | Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house | 140 m | 5 Very good | 4 Jun 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 134 |
| Shoplifting | 107 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 99 |
| Public order | 28 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 27 |
| Other theft | 22 |
| Burglary | 17 |
| Bicycle theft | 15 |
| Drugs | 10 |
| Robbery | 7 |
| Theft from the person | 6 |
| Other crime | 2 |
| Possession of weapons | 2 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Shopping Area (195); On or near Cathedral Yard (155); On or near Parking Area (85); On or near Chapel Street (18); On or near Bus/Coach Station (9).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 32 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 10% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 32% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 19% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 13% | 17% |
| Private rented | 56% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 62% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 13% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 37% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 18% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 6% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 35% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 77% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 9% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 50% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 1% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 89% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 4 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
What has changed
- Food hygiene ratings Warrens (retailers - other, EX1 1DZ) is no longer listed; it was rated 5 Very good found 30 October 2026
- Food hygiene ratings Custard Town (restaurant/cafe/canteen, EX4 3HL) now 5 Very good, was Awaiting inspection (rated 20 October 2026) found 30 October 2026
- Food hygiene ratings Namaste Exeter (restaurant/cafe/canteen, EX1 1BS) now 5 Very good, was 4 Good (rated 26 October 2026) found 30 October 2026
Postcodes on this street
Nearby streets
Bedford Street · Southernhay West · Roman Walk · Cathedral Close · Egypt Lane · Catherine Street · Princesshay · Southernhay East · Bampfylde Lane · Stephen Street · Chichester Mews · Martins Lane
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.